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Colorado has its first confirmed case of human mpox. Photo courtesy World Health Organization.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Health Organization and the Biden Administration have declared mpox as a public health emergency. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <\/a>is monitoring the number of cases in Colorado.<\/p>\n

The mpox virus long has been endemic in parts of central and western Africa, but after cases were discovered in European and North American nations, public health organizations sounded alerts around the world.<\/p>\n

To answer your questions about mpox, we consulted with Dr. Michelle Barron<\/a>, senior medical director of infection prevention and control at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital<\/a> on the Anschutz Medical Campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is mpox?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mpox is a virus that spreads from animals to humans, so it is called a zoonotic disease. Researchers first identified the virus in1958 in monkeys used for research. That\u2019s how mpox got its name. But monkeys aren\u2019t the most common carriers of the disease today. Rodents, like squirrels, can transmit mpox. Humans can get it if they get bitten by an infected animal or they touch the animal\u2019s fur or bodily fluids.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Michelle Barron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How does mpox spread from human to human?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Typically, human mpox spreads through very close, intimate contact, and it also can be spread through droplets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone coughed or sneezed, or you had direct contact with the rash, it potentially could be transmitted that way,\u201d said Barron, who is also a professor<\/a> at the University of Colorado School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith physical contact, you would actually have to touch somebody\u2019s lesions or rash to potentially be able to transmit it.\u201d<\/p>\n

How concerned should people in Colorado be about mpox now?<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more likely that you are going to get the flu than you are going to get mpox,\u201d Barron said. \u201cOr you are going to slip and fall on your hike and have an accident that way.”<\/p>\n

\u201cAwareness of your skin is always important. Especially living in Colorado, with the incidence of skin cancers that probably get missed, it\u2019s good to look at your skin. If you see something that looks funny, go to your doctor or go to your dermatologist.\u201d<\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of mpox in humans?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cPeople will have flu-like symptoms. They might have fever or chills, body aches, maybe some swollen lymph nodes and then they get a characteristic rash. It looks like nothing else; it is not easily confused with a lot of other rashes. It\u2019s raised, it\u2019s hard, it\u2019s firm and it looks like it has a little divot in it. And when you see this, you say: \u2018I\u2019ve never seen anything like this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Barron said the rash typically is not painful but, with the current outbreak, about half the people don\u2019t appear to have flu-like symptoms before they notice that they have a rash.<\/p>\n

Is there a specific time when it is more contagious?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe incubation period is somewhere between three and 16 days. People are most infectious when they have the rash itself,\u201d Barron said. \u201cSo, when you come into contact with that rash, it doesn\u2019t mean that you are necessarily automatically going to get infected but your risk is highest when the rash is there, until it scabs or completely falls off.\u201d<\/p>\n

How long does mpox last?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks<\/a>. In Africa, the disease causes death in one in 10 people who get the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>. In mid-September, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confirmed the first death due to mpox in a Los Angeles County resident.<\/p>\n

Is there a treatment for mpox?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No, there is no proven treatment<\/a> for mpox infection. If transmission of the virus became more widespread in the United States, smallpox vaccine, antivirals, and vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) can be used, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n

What should you do if you come into contact with someone who has mpox?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you think you have come into contact with someone who has mpox, obviously you want to be looking and examining your skin quite well,\u201d Barron said. \u201cThe other thing is to call your physician or your provider to see if there is something else that we can do for you, depending upon the circumstances or the kind of exposure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing is that you have awareness about this. If you see this rash and you don\u2019t know what it is, you want to make sure that you pay attention and you don\u2019t just ignore it and that you have a doctor examine it. The rash can appear anywhere on your body — it could be on your hands, it could be on your chest, it could be on your genital areas, it could be anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Can people be protected from mpox? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cMpox is a cousin of smallpox or cowpox. It is thought that perhaps if you have had smallpox vaccinations that there is enough overlap to what it looks like to your immune system, that you would be protected against it,\u201d Barron said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd certainly, if there was a huge outbreak of mpox that was of concern, we could potentially offer smallpox vaccines,\u201d she said. \u201cRight now, it is probably not on that scale. And again, most of the cases so far seem to have overlap in certain countries and\/or men that are having sex with men.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of COVID-19, are people more aware of public health messages?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cPeople have become hyperaware of all of these infectious diseases that occur, and that\u2019s not actually a bad thing,\u201d Barron said. \u201cYou want to be aware of the diseases that are out there so that you can protect yourself or know what it looks like so that if you think you have it, you can actually seek help.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, Barron encourages people not to get panicky about rare infectious diseases like mpox.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hyperawareness in public health is something that we\u2019ve never had before, and everybody has the opportunity to dial it down if they need to,\u201d Barron said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean to completely ignore messaging, but I don\u2019t think every time you hear something about public health on the news that you need to panic. It may just be more of, \u2018OK, my chances of getting this are zero, so I\u2019m good.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cOr, I have Jif peanut butter in my cupboard, and there\u2019s been a salmonella outbreak associated with that right now. Maybe I should look at the label. Peanut butter can last in your cupboard for a long time, and you might never even think about it. So, you can decide how to scale that message in a practical way.\u201d<\/p>\n

If I pass someone in the hallway, is that exposure?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cIf you are not acquiring mpox when you have contact with an animal, and the transmission is from human to human, it has to be prolonged, intimate contact. So, sleeping next to someone or being very close, where skin is touching is the key, whereas, if you are walking in the hallways or otherwise, it is so unlikely that that would occur,\u201d Barron said.<\/p>\n

At what point should someone see a physician about this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cRight now, the current recommendation is if you have either had contact with someone that is known to have a diagnosis of mpox, or you have traveled to one of the countries in the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, or Spain that are having outbreaks and you engaged in activities that could potentially put you at risk for contact with someone who has it, and you have the characteristic rash, you should see a doctor,\u201d Barron said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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